Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed: The Ideal Candidate For Villa Somalia

[Deeq A.]

The long-delayed Somali Presidential election is slated to take place at the heavily-guarded, Afisione Hangar at the Mogadishu airport on May 15th to coincide with the Youth Day, an annual commemoration of the founding of the Somali Youth League (SYL), the party that delivered independence in 1960. Key candidates seeking to take over the reins of power at Villa Somalia include former Presidents, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre, and Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni. Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term expired in February 2021 has also thrown his hat in the ring.

Source: Hiiraan Online